| Ai Ore! | |
 Cover of the first Japanese volume | |
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Ai o Utau Yori Ore ni Oborero! | |
| Written by | Mayu Shinjo |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Shōjo Comic |
| Original run | 2006 –2009 |
| Volumes | 5(List of volumes) |
| Manga | |
| Ai-Ore! Danshikō no Hime to Joshikō no Ōji | |
| Written by | Mayu Shinjo |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Asuka |
| Original run | May 26, 2008 –December 24, 2010 |
| Volumes | 5(List of volumes) |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Sakurako Fukuyama |
| Written by | Junko Komura Hisako Fujihira Sakurako Fukuyama |
| Released | August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25) |
| Runtime | 91 minutes |
Ai Ore! (Japanese:愛を歌うより俺に溺れろ!,Hepburn:Ai o Utau Yori Ore ni Oborero!; "Rather than Singing of Love, Drown in Me!") is a Japanesemanga series byMayu Shinjo. It was adapted into alive action film in 2012.
Akira Shiraishi, a young high school boy with feminine features, joins Blaue Rosen, theall-female band for which Mizuki Sakurazaka, an androgynous girl of the same age, performs lead electric guitar.
Their high school life is anything but typical: Mizuki is the "prince" of her all-girl school while Akira is the "princess" of the neighboring all-boy school. A series of comical events brings them closer together, even as the prejudice of the people around them tries to pull them apart.
After announcing that he is a boy during a concert for Blaue Rosen in the first book, Akira and Mizuki begin to date. But as their relationship heats up, so does the feud between the two's schools.
Written and illustrated byMayu Shinjo,Ai o Utau Yori Ore ni Oborero! was serialized inShogakukan'sShōjo Comic magazine. Its chapters were compiled into fivetankōbon volumes published from June 26, 2006 to July 26, 2007.[2][3] A second series titledAi Ore! – Love Me (愛俺! ～男子校の姫と女子校の王子～,Ai-Ore! Danshikō no Hime to Joshikō no Ōji) was serialized inMonthly Asuka byKadokawa Shoten and was published intotankobon format between May 22, 2008 to February 22, 2011.[4][5] As it publishedAi Ore!, Kadokawa Shoten also republished the first series into three volumes from February 23 to April 22, 2010.[6][7]
When translating into EnglishViz Media combined the two series, with the first series collected into the three first volumes and the second series compiled in the remaining five books.[8] Its first volume was published on May 3, 2011 while the last one was released on February 5, 2013.[9][10] Viz also published a digital edition from June 17, 2011 to March 8, 2013.[9][10] The two series were also published in Australia byMadman Entertainment,[11][12] in France byPika Édition[13][14] and in Germany byEgmont Manga & Anime.[15][16]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 26, 2006[2] | 4091304702 |
| 2 | November 26, 2006[17] | 4091305792 |
| 3 | December 21, 2006[18] | 4091307388 |
| 4 | April 26, 2007[19] | 9784091310248 |
| 5 | July 26, 2007[3] | 9784091311368 |
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 23, 2010[6] | 978-4-04-854437-5 | May 3, 2011[9] | 978-1421538389 |
| 2 | March 19, 2010[20] | 978-4-04-854446-7 | August 2, 2011[21] | 978-1421538396 |
| 3 | April 22, 2011[7] | 978-4-04-854469-6 | November 1, 2011[22] | 978-1421538402 |
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (4) | May 22, 2008[4] | 978-4-04-854176-3 | February 7, 2012[23] | 978-1421538730 |
| 2 (5) | August 22, 2008[24] | 978-4-04-854229-6 | May 1, 2012[25] | 978-1421538747 |
| 3 (6) | February 23, 2009[26] | 978-4-04-854289-0 | August 7, 2012[27] | 978-1421538754 |
| 4 (7) | February 23, 2010[28] | 978-4-04-854438-2 | November 6, 2012[29] | 978-1421538761 |
| 5 (8) | February 24, 2011[5] | 978-4-04-854592-1 | February 5, 2013[10] | 978-1421541990 |
Along with the official announcement for the live-action film, Shinjo Mayu revealed that the manga was supposed to have an anime adaptation but was canceled due to unfortunate events.
A live-action film adaptation, that would premier at the end of 2011, was first announced by Mayu Shinjo through her blog in July 2011.[30] In January 2012, it was revealed thatidol Karam from theK-pop bandDGNA and actress Ito Ōno would star it.[31] The film opened on August 25, 2012,[32] and 2,000 copies of a "special mini-comic" by Shinjo herself were distributed.[33] The film is directed by Sakurako Fukuyama and its main theme is "Ikenai 1-2-3" by DGNA.[32][34]
Volumes 1, 2, 4, and 5 from the English publication of the series have been featuring in lists of 10 best-selling manga rankings such asThe New York Times.[35][36][37][38]